# StarKid Productions

StarKid Productions, bekannt unter dem Namen Team StarKid, ist eine amerikanische Theatergruppe mit Sitz in Chicago, die 2009 von Darren Criss, Nick Lang, Brian Holden und Matt Lang an der University of Michigan gegründet wurde. Die Truppe inszeniert Musicals und Komödien mit selbst geschriebenen Drehbüchern und Liedern. Die Geschichten finden ihre Inspiration hauptsächlich in der Popkultur.

## Geschichte

Weltweit bekannt wurde StarKid Productions 2009 mit A Very Potter Musical, einer Parodie der Harry-Potter-Bücher, die in mehreren Teilen bei YouTube hochgeladen und seitdem insgesamt über 100 Millionen Mal angeklickt wurde. Daraufhin folgten weitere Musicals. Das Album zum Musical Me and My Dick wurde 2010 das erste von Studenten produzierte Album, das in den Billboard Hot 100 landete. In der ersten Woche befand sich das Album auf Platz 11 der „Top Cast Albums“-Charts. Starship erreichte hier 2011 eine Nummer-eins-Platzierung. Das Album zur SPACE Tour erreichte 2012 Platz zwei, das Album zur Apocalyptour im gleichen Jahr Platz drei. Firebringer stand 2016 auf Platz sechs.
Bis heute hat Team Starkid zwölf Musicals sowie zwei Webserien, zwei Livetourneen, drei Sketch-Comedy-Shows, eine Liveshow und eine szenische Lesung inszeniert. 2008 wurde außerdem das Theaterstück The Hobbit 2: The Lord of the Rings produziert. Während A Very Potter Musical, Me and My Dick und A Very Potter Sequel noch in Ann Arbor, Michigan aufgeführt wurden, präsentierten StarKid Productions Starship, Holy Musical Batman!, Twisted, Ani: A Parody, The Trail to Oregon und Firebringer in Chicago.A Very Potter Senior Year wurde 2012 auf der LeakyCon in Chicago einmalig inszeniert. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals war 2018 das erste Musical der Gruppe, das in Los Angeles aufgeführt wurde, Black Friday folgte ein Jahr später. Der dritte Teil der Hatchetfield-Reihe, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, war ursprünglich für 2020 geplant, konnte jedoch aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie erst 2023 aufgeführt werden. In der Zwischenzeit produzierte StarKid sowohl zwei Staffeln der ebenfalls in Hatchetfield spielenden, per Videokonferenz aufgenommenen Musicalserie Nightmare Time als auch das vierzigminütige Musical A VHS Christmas Carol, eine Adaption von Charles Dickens’ Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte, welche ursprünglich im Homeoffice aufgenommen, später aber auch auf der Bühne aufgeführt wurde.
Die Theatergruppe tritt regulär auf der LeakyCon (GeekyCon), einer Convention der Nerd- und Geekszene, auf. Darüber hinaus waren sie mehrmals Gast auf der Ring*Con in Bonn sowie auf diversen anderen Conventions und Musikfestivals. Team Starkid hat alle Musicals auf YouTube hochgeladen, damit sie für alle frei zugängig sind. Der Youtube-Kanal der Gruppe hat über 770.000 Abonnenten und mehr als 330 Millionen Aufrufe (Stand Oktober 2023).

## Musicals

* A Very Potter Musical (April 2009)
* Me and My Dick (Oktober 2009)
* A Very Potter Sequel (Mai 2010)
* Starship (Februar 2011)
* Holy Musical B@man! (März 2012)
* A Very Potter Senior Year (August 2012)
* Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (Juli 2013)
* Ani: A Parody (Juli bis August 2014)
* The Trail to Oregon (Juli bis August 2014)
* Firebringer (Juli bis August 2016)
* The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (Oktober bis November 2018)
* Black Friday (Oktober bis Dezember 2019)
* A VHS Christmas Carol (Dezember 2021)
* Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Februar 2023)

## Diskografie
### Alben

* Little White Lie (2009)
* A Very Potter Musical (2009)
* Me and My Dick (2010)
* A Very StarKid Album (2010)
* A Very Potter Sequel (2010)
* Starship (2011)
* The SPACE Tour (2011)
* That's What I Call StarKid! Volume 2 (2012)
* Holy Musical B@man! (2012)
* Apocalyptour (2012)
* A Very Potter Senior Year (2012)
* Twisted (2013)
* Ani (2014)
* The Trail to Oregon (2014)
* Firebringer (2016)
* The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (2018)
* Starkid Homecoming Vol. 1 & 2 (2019)
* Black Friday (2020)
* A VHS Christmas Carol (2020)
* Nightmare Time (2021)
* Nerdy Prudes Must Die (2023)

### Konzerte

* The SPACE Tour (Tournee 2011)
* Apocalyptour (Tournee 2012)
* Starkid Homecoming (drei Konzerte an zwei Tagen zum zehnjährigen Bestehen der Gruppe 2019)
* Jangle Ball Tour (Tournee 2022)

## Webserien

* Little White Lie (2007)
* Movies, Musicals, and Me (2017)
* Nightmare Time (2020–2021)

## Mitglieder

| Name | Produktion | Charakter |
| Nico Ager | Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year | Sluggers, Sherlock Holmes u. a. Thoms Riddle |
| Julia Albain | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! Ani | Vincent Crabbe Vincent Crabbe, Percy Weasley Specs Vicki Vale, Zatanna, Martha Wayne Emily |
| Chris Allen | Little White Lie Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Ani | Duder Reese Alfred Pennyworth, Two-Face Maulende Myrte, Barty Crouch jr., Mad-Eye Moody, Tom Riddle sr. Ani |
| Clark Baxtresser | Ani Firebringer Movies, Musicals & Me A VHS Christmas Carol | Cantinaband-Mitglied Clark Courtney Erzähler |
| Jaime Lyn Beatty | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted The Trail to Oregon! Firebringer Movies, Musicals & Me The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol | Ginny Weasley Sally Ginny Weasley, Rita Kimmkorn Neato Mosquito Poison Ivy, Candy, The Flash Ginny Weasley Ursula u. a. Tochter Schwoopsie Linda Toodleberg Charlotte, Nora, Deb Sherman Young (7 Episoden) Christmas Past |
| Jeff Blim | Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted The Trail to Oregon! The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 | Sweet Tooth, Aquaman, Joe Chill Aragog Aladdin Vater Sam, Mr. Davidson, General McNamara General McNamara, Guy in a Hurry (12 Episoden) |
| Pat Brady | A Very Potter Senior Year | Candy Lady |
| Will Branner | Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Max Jägerman |
| Tyler Brunsman | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Cedric Diggory, Cornelius Fudge Lucius Malfoy Minerva McGonagall, Lucius Malfoy, Cedric Diggory |
| Jamie Burns | Firebringer A VHS Christmas Carol | Chorn Christmas Future |
| Richard Campbell | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Neville Longbottom Rick, Schüler Neville Longbottom, Hermine in der Vergangenheit Neville Longbottom, Frank Longbottom |
| Bryce Charles | Nightmare Time 2 Nerdy Prudes Must Die | (4 Episoden) Detective Shapiro, Brenda |
| Britney Coleman | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year A VHS Christmas Carol | Bellatrix Lestrange Dean Thomas Bellatrix Lestrange, Dean Thomas Belle (nur Aufnahme) |
| Brant Cox | Starship A Very Potter Senior Year | Roach Colin Creevey, Percy Weasley |
| Darren Criss | Little White Lie A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Toby Phillips Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter |
| Denise Donovan | Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted Ani Firebringer | February Catwoman, Black Canary, Pizzalieferantin Mrs. Cole Jago u. a. Mara Keeri |
| Corey Dorris | Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year The Trail to Oregon! Movies, Musicals & Me The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Big T Yaxley Kingsley Shacklebolt Großvater, Cletus Jones Quincey Tickleberry Bill Woodward Frank Pricely (9 Episoden) Fred Bürgermeister Solomon Lauter, Jason Jepson, Pokey |
| Mariah Rose Faith Casillas | The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Alice, Zoey, Greenpeace-Mädchen (7 Episoden) Stephanie Lauter |
| Esther Fallick (als Al Fallick) | Movies, Musicals & Me | Halpert Evans |
| Elona Finlay | Little White Lie A Very Potter Senior Year | Sami Reese Madam Pomfrey, Die Graue Dame |
| Nick Gage | Twisted | Sultan, Dschinn, Scar |
| Eric Kahn Gale | Little White Lie A Very Potter Senior Year Ani | Hunkytonk Wizard Cop Sebulba |
| Angela Giarratana | Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Lex Foster (10 Episoden) Grace Chasity |
| Arielle Goldman | Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship A Very Potter Senior Year | Weenie Lily Potter, Luna Lovegood, Fred Weasley, Hedwig Lily Potter, Hannah Abbott, Mary Riddle |
| Ali Gordon | Me and My Dick A VHS Christmas Carol | Vanessa Turkey Boy (nur Aufnahme) |
| Bonnie Gruesen | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel | Hermine Granger Hermine Granger |
| Davis Hamilton | Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Polizist, Reporter |
| Brian Holden | Little White Lie Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Ani Firebringer Movies, Musicals & Me A VHS Christmas Carol | Zack Flopsy Remus Lupin Junior, Veeto Mosquito Superman Remus Lupin, Rubeus Hagrid, Basilisk J.J. Smelly-Balls Eric Edenbaum Tiny Tim |
| A.J. Holmes | Me and My Dick Starship A Very Potter Senior Year A VHS Christmas Carol | Joeys Herz Cameoauftritt Gilderoy Lockhart Fezziwig |
| Jae Hughes | Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 | (4 Episoden) |
| Bob Joles | A Very Potter Senior Year | Erzähler |
| Janaya Mahealani Jones | A VHS Christmas Carol | Belle (nur live) |
| Nick Lang | Little White Lie A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Ani Movies, Musicals & Me Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 | Kevin Buchwald Arthur Weasley, Sorty, Scarfy, Peter Pettigrew, Mama Umbridge Käfer Robin, Barack Obama Arthur Weasley, Sorty, Scarfy Pappy, Obi-Wan Kenobi Eugene Tabernacle (5 Episoden) |
| Lauren Lopez | Little White Lie A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted The Trail to Oregon! Firebringer Movies, Musicals & Me The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Tanya Freemont Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy Taz, Buggette Buggington Commissioner Gordon, Calendar Man, Green Arrow Draco Malfoy Abu, Maleficent Sohn Zazzalil Carrie Jean Emma Perkins Emma Perkins, Linda Monroe (11 Episoden) Emily Cratchit Ruth Fleming, Donna Daggit, Emma Perkins, Blinky |
| Evanna Lynch | A Very Potter Senior Year | Luna Lovegood |
| Devin Lytle | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Cho Chang Miss Cooter Cho Chang, Charlie Weasley Cho Chang, Charlie Weasley |
| Robert Manion | Twisted The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time | Omar, Gaston Professor Hidgens Ethan Green, Chris Kringle (5 Episoden) |
| Lily Marks | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Pansy Parkinson, Molly Weasley Sallys Herz, High Council Pussy Molly Weasley Molly Weasley |
| Jon Matteson | The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Paul Matthews Wiggly, Paul Matthews, Gary Goldstein (8 Episoden) Richie Lipschitz, Paul Matthews, Wiggly |
| Curt Mega | Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol Nerdy Prudes Must Die | President Howard Goodman (6 Episoden) Ensemble (nur live) Officer Bailey, Mark Chasity, Kyle Clauger, Tinky |
| Alle-Faye Monka | Me and My Dick A Very Potter Senior Year | Tiffany Fleur Delacour, Albus Scarfy Potter |
| Joe Moses | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship A Very Potter Senior Year Ani | Severus Snape Ricks Penis Severus Snape Krayonder Severus Snape, Der Fast Kopflose Nick Bob, Veers |
| Kendall Nicole Yakshe | Black Friday Nightmare Time | Hannah Foster, Tim Houston (2 Episoden) |
| Alex Paul | Twisted | Captain Hook u. a. |
| Jim Povolo | Little White Lie A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted | Jim Povolo Gregory Goyle, Rumbleroar Gregory Goyle, Firenze, Bill Weasley Overqueen, Sweetheart Mosquito Mr. Freeze, Hawkman, Matches Bill Weasley, Gregory Goyle, Rumbleroar Anführer der Wachen |
| Joey Richter | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship A Very Potter Senior Year The Trail to Oregon! Firebringer Movies, Musicals & Me The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Ron Weasley Joey Richter Ron Weasley Bug Ron Weasley McDoon, Ochse, Ladenbesitzer u. a. Grunt, Snarl, Trunkell Barry Maplethorpe Ted Spankoffski Uncle Wiley (12 Episoden) Bob Cratchit Peter Spankoffski, Dan Reynolds |
| Brian Rosenthal | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year A VHS Christmas Carol | Quirinus Quirrell Seamus Finnigan, James Potter Seamus Finnigan, James Potter, Quirinus Quirrell Ebenezer Scrooge (jung) |
| Dylan Saunders | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted Movies, Musicals & Me Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol | Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Tootsie Noodles, Pincer Green Lantern, Scarecrow, Egghead Albus Dumbledore Dschafar Tom Tisdale Tom Houston (6 Episoden) Ebenezer Scrooge |
| Pierce Siebers | Ani | Cantinaband-Mitglied |
| Rachael Soglin | Twisted The Trail to Oregon! Firebringer | Prinzessin Jasmin Mutter Emberly |
| Meredith Stepien | Little White Lie Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted Ani Firebringer A VHS Christmas Carol | Meredith Mega-Girl Der Riddler, Rachel Dawes, Wonder Woman Hermine Granger Sherrezade Oola Jemilla Jacob Marley |
| Nicholas Strauss-Matathia | Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year | The Old Snatch Sirius Black Pinguin, Thomas Wayne, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Captain Marvel Sirius Black, Fenrir Greyback |
| Mark Swiderski | | |
| Sango Tajima | A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel A Very Potter Senior Year | Lavender Brown Lavender Brown, George Weasley Lavender Brown, George Weasley, Wang Mu |
| James Tolbert | Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol | Xander Lee, Security Guard (7 Episoden) Christmas Present |
| Joe Walker | A Very Potter Musical Me and My Dick A Very Potter Sequel Starship Holy Musical B@man! A Very Potter Senior Year Twisted Ani Firebringer | Lord Voldemort Dick Dolores Umbridge Commander Up Batman Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort Prinz Achmed, Wesir Moff Tarkin Ducker |
| Carlos Valdes | | |
| Virginia Vass | Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Reporterin |
| Lauren Walker | Firebringer | Molag |
| Kim Whalen | Black Friday Nightmare Time / Nightmare Time 2 A VHS Christmas Carol Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Becky Barnes (9 Episoden) Ensemble (nur live) Miss Mulberry, Stacy, Miss Tessburger, Karen Chasity, Nibbly |
| Mary Kate Wiles | Movies, Musicals & Me | Judy Davendale |
| Tiffany Williams | Firebringer | Tiblyn |